Several stories seem to be merging in Iran. It is now clear that the Iranian people in increasing numbers are getting fed up with the antics of the little creep who has more syllables to to his name than stature to his respect.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Is losing Iran. The only thing that will save him will be some ham fisted attempt to make him look to be the heroic defender of Iran. Diplomacy is slowly working. Young people are boldly and demonstrably getting fed up with the mullahtocracy. The picture of students openly ridiculing and defying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is encouraging. This AP story is as well.
U.S. foe in Iran suffers a setback
December 18, 2006
BY ALI AKBAR DAREINI
TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered an embarrassing blow in local council races, according to partial election results Monday.
The balloting represented a partial comeback for opponents of Ahmadinejad, whose Islamic government's policies have fueled fights with the West and brought Iran closer to U.N. sanctions.
Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, a relative moderate, polled the most votes of any Tehran candidate to win re-election to a key assembly post.
The biggest victory was for ''moderate conservatives,'' supporters of Iran's cleric-led power structure who are angry at Ahmadinejad, saying he has needlessly provoked the West with harsh rhetoric and has failed to fix the country's economy.
The election, held Friday, doesn't directly affect Ahmadinejad's administration. It selected local councils that handle community matters in cities and towns. AP
There are several reports that Russia is close to agreeing to increasingly tougher sanctions. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Tuesday, warned Britain, France and Germany - against 'messing around' with Iran over issue of its nuclear programme. Deutsche Presse-Agentur quotes:
'These three European countries should know that if they insist on preventing the Iranian nation from its (nuclear) rights, then our people would consider this as hostility and accordingly change its approach,' Ahmadinejad said in a speech in Kermanshah, western Iran.
'Do not mess with Iran as friendship with Iran will be to your benefit in the future,' the president said in a televised speech."
The only thing that will save Ahmadinejad and his mullahs is if they are successful in goading the Bush Administration into an action that will rally the Iranian people around them. Reuters has a story of a major US build-up in the Gulf. A combination of a heavy US presence and increased diplomatic pressure will corrode the already fragile superstructure that represses Iran.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is planning a major buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Gulf as a warning to Iran, CBS News reported on Monday.
A senior Defense Department official told Reuters the report was "premature" and appeared to be drawing "conclusions from assumptions." The official did not know of plans for a major change in naval deployment.
Another Defense Department official called the report "speculative" and a Pentagon spokeswomen declined to comment.
Citing unidentified military officers, CBS said the plan called for the deployment of a second U.S. aircraft carrier to join the one already in the region.
The network said the buildup, which would begin in January, wad not aimed at an attack on Iran but to discourage what U.S. officials view as increasingly provocative acts by Tehran.
The report said Iranian naval exercises in the Gulf, its support for Shi'ite militias in Iraq and Iran's nuclear program were causes for concern among U.S. officials.
The US was most successful from 1946 through the 1990's by providing diplomatic leadership and a high profile military presence to achieve strategic goals. To date the current Administration has not understood the craftsmanship in using the two in tandem. Maybe here they will.
Yeah,help them win.
ReplyDeleteTalk about a lost war?.L.A. Times
Pot is biggest cash crop
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ReplyDeleteanon, the key phrase is" help them", not repeat the mistake that you can win for them. I do not believe freedom is a right.
ReplyDeleteit is a privilege earned and paid for.
2164 person. you must then be an atheist. The founding fathers firmly believed that freedom was a God given state albeit one that must be defended.
ReplyDeleteHistory and logic need work,graphics marginal,C-.
2164 person.
ReplyDeleteyesterday you spoke of tempered steel or some sunch rot.
how was facing the enemy in a communications outfit daring and dangerous? tempering your will to wear headphones and listen to the enemy.oooh, heroic front line combat type stuff. i bet you're a video game warrior-techie-type.
Seems like good old anon, has a case of blog envy.
ReplyDeleteDaily he comes by and declares the EB on it's last legs. But come each day he does.
Now, it seems, the EB will survive, but does not meet anon Standards, still each day he comes to inform us of these percieved short falls.
Or else old anon would be alone.
History did not start with the founding fathers.
ReplyDeleteIt is not a logical argument.
That is a raw photo taken of Iranian students with enough cajones to organize a demonstration mocking Ahmydinnerjacket( I'll shamelessly borrow from joe buzz).
Your criitique is accepted but off the mark.
I am still good enough an analyst to know who anon is.
ReplyDeleteThe Iranians are as constrained by the last Election, at least as much as Mr Bush was by 7 Nov.
ReplyDeleteIn both cases the "anti-Administration" folk made gains.
I am sure that both Presidents will be humbled by their percieved defeats, not.
Pat Buchanan tells US this, about the status of Abracadabra:
ReplyDelete"... Richard Stengel, editor of Time, as much as concedes he could not bring himself to choose by the traditional standard, if that meant choosing Ahmadinejad: "It just felt to me a little off selecting him."
Understandably. But the refusal to select Ahmadinejad reveals an unwillingness to confront hard truths. For putting his face on Time's cover would have done a useful service, jolting America to a painful realization. Not only George Bush, but the United States, its Arab allies and Israel, had a dreadful year, as Iran emerged as first beneficiary of a war fought by this country at a cost of 25,000 dead and wounded.
What the choice of Ahmadinejad would have said is that Iran is in the ascendancy in the Middle East and it is not inconceivable that the United States is headed for defeat, not only in Iraq but Afghanistan.
The Taliban have come back. The Pakistanis have ceded them sanctuary. Some NATO nations are refusing to risk troops in combat. And it has been some time since guerrillas who enjoyed a privileged sanctuary in that part of the world failed to expel European soldiers perceived as imperial occupiers.
Islamists control Somalia. Anti-Americanism is rampant in Lebanon ...
...
...Eighteen months ago, Ahmadinejad was the unknown mayor of Tehran. Today, he is the visible face of anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism, both a cause of and the personification of our failures. He has defied Bush's demand that he give up the enrichment of uranium, split the Security Council, mocked the Holocaust, called for the end of the Zionist state and the expulsion of America from the Mideast, terrified the Sunni monarchs, and united the Arab and Islamic masses behind his defiance.
His trip to the United Nations, where he ran circles around U.S. journalists, was a diplomatic triumph. And he has done it all not with military power -- Iran would not last a week in an all-out war with the United States and has no defense against Israel's nuclear weapons -- but with theatrics and rhetoric.
He inspires all who hate Israel and Bush's America. And, according to the Zogby polling today, that is a majority which, in some once-friendly nations, is approaching near unanimity.
Ahmadinejad, a man of words without real power, is the big winner of 2006, because Bush, America and Israel were the big losers. "
But what would Pat know.
I have always accurately represented what I have done while maintaining my wish to be anonymous. I expose my ideas and put them up for debate and argument. My partner whit does as well. It is fun and I believe those that visit EB and those that comment here so so because they enjoy it. Some days are better than others. Some days you get sick of the same story and try and find something else.
ReplyDeleteLike every other person, experience adjusts adjusts ones thinking. I have been fortunate and have led a full, adventuresome and very complete life. I have faced tragedies and experienced triumphs. I have led more than I have followed. My failures have been rectified by my survival skills. I am not done living or working, but life owes me nothing.
I do not suffer fools well or bullshits artists, although the latter can be entertaining. Regarding military service, I honor the privilege of having served. It shaped my life. Every man of my age had the duty to serve. Some looked at it as something to escape. All had a chance to be in combat. Every reserve pilot or guardsman could have flown in combat.
I served in outfits where more than a few pilots on TDY had over a hundred comabt sorties over Viet Nam. They wanted to do that. GWB could have if he so chose. He did not. Air Force pilots by a wide measure took disproportionate casualties in Viet Nam. I can understand why some took a pass. I can understand the regret of those who did not serve wish they had.
I loved and respect my miltary experience. I can tell when I am talking to the genuine article. Three posters come to mind. DR, Allen, Rufus are all veterans. they do not have to tell me they are. I know it like I know other things from experience.
Most real veterans as opposed to frauds never crtiticise another fellow vet for his service or duty.
My father, once a paratarooper and a flyer on B-24's, once responded to my question about which he would have preferred to do, looked at me and said,"be a cook."
What are you anon and what would you prefer to be?
DR, Time punted by putting you and me and anonymous on the cover.
ReplyDelete2164th said, "I loved and respect my miltary experience. I can tell when I am talking to the genuine article. Three posters come to mind. DR, Allen, Rufus are all veterans. they do not have to tell me they are. I know it like I know other things from experience."
ReplyDeleteCompany K053 in Orlando, in Reagan's Navy,, March 1984 (pre "Don't Ask Don't Tell"), six years in, three years as CTT2, (Cryptologic Technician Technical), with six months and a wakeup to go I bumped up to CTT1. Still work for Navy, but as a civilian.
Everyone has been touting the Westhawk suggestion about backing the shiites, seems as if the pentagon is underwhelmed with the idea:
ReplyDeletePentagon: Al-Sadr more dangerous than al Qaeda
"Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army has replaced al Qaeda in Iraq as "the most dangerous accelerant" of the sectarian violence plaguing Iraq for nearly a year, according to a Pentagon report. Attacks by Iraqi insurgents and sectarian militias jumped 22 percent from mid-August to mid-November, and Iraqi civilians suffered the bulk of casualties, according to the report."
2164th
ReplyDeleteI am not a vet, but have great respect for those who are.
However, I do not like it that some vets think non-vets shouldn't comment on military issues (ala Kerry), because we haven't been there done that.
I enjoy EB, good work, carry on...
WC,
ReplyDeleteSemper Fi
Mr al-Sadr was not invited to the White House, but Mr al-Hakim was:
ReplyDeletePresident Bush Meets with His Eminence Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim, Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
PRESIDENT BUSH: Your Eminence, welcome back to the Oval Office. This is the second opportunity I've had to meet with one of the distinguished leaders of a free Iraq. This is a man whose family suffered unbelievable violence at the hands of the dictator, Saddam Hussein. He lost nearly 60 family members, and yet rather than being bitter, he's involved with helping the new government succeed.
We talked about a lot of important issues. I appreciate so very much His Eminence's commitment to a unity government. I assured him the United States supports his work and the work of the Prime Minister to unify the country. Part of unifying Iraq is for the elected leaders and society leaders to reject the extremists that are trying to stop the advance of this young democracy. I appreciated very much His Eminence's strong position against the murder of innocent life. ...
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SCIRI LEADER HAKIM: In the name of God, the merciful, the passionate, and blessing upon Prophet Mohammed and his purified family and his loyal companions. My meeting with President Bush today emerges from our shared commitment to continue dialogue and consultation among us and also on the basis of our conviction that the Iraqi issue is a mutual interest. It's an issue that requires coordination between the two sides in a way that concerns both of us politically and from a security point of view and economic point of view, as well.
Therefore, our conversation today focused on ways to advance the work of the Iraqi government, the elected government, as well as to advance the whole situation in Iraq and move it forward. Also, we have discussed ways in order to provide all the necessities that the Iraqi armed forces will need, in terms of armament, in terms of trainings, in order to be in a position to assume the security file.
The Iraqi situation has been subjected to a great deal of defamation, and the true picture is not being presented in order to show a dark side of what's happening in Iraq. We see the attempts to defame and distort the situation in Iraq not taking into consideration the democratic steps that that country has taken, writing the constitution and establishing a state that depends heavily on the constitution, that it is unified and that it is strong. There are attempts to show the sectarian strife in an attempt to weaken the position in Iraq.
The U.S. interests, the Iraqi interests, the regional interests, they are all linked. Therefore, it is very important when we deal with this issue, we look at the interests of the Iraqi people. If we don't, this whole issue could backfire and could harm the interests of the region, the United States, and Iraq, as well.
Therefore, we believe that the Iraqi issue should be solved by the Iraqis with the help of friends everywhere. But we reject any attempts to have a regional or international role in solving the Iraqi issue. We cannot bypass the political process. Iraq should be in a position to solve Iraqi problems. We welcome any effort that could enhance the democratic reality in Iraq and protect the constitutional role of that state. ..."
The Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq is welcome at the White House, there my friends is our Shia Ally.
Mr Bush extolling the work of the SCIRI, does not get any better than that, aye habu?
RE: Military Experience (and doctors)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was born, the doctors said I would die within a couple of days due to a heart defect. They were wrong.
Not long after they conceded they were wrong they said I'd be frail and sickly and that I should be held back from physical exertion. I was named to the All Conference football team in high school, was recruited by the national champs my senior year, and earned a half dozen football scholarships. So, once again, the doctors were wrong.
When it came time, I wanted to follow my Dad to Annapolis. The doctors said I couldn't go. This time they were right.
So, it gets my dander up when I feel that I'm being looked down upon for not serving. Some of us didn't get the option of serving, though we were willing and able (regardless of what some doctors think).
Joe Buzz:
ReplyDeleteas to your link...well, I had a slight GAG REFLEX
I do not look up to those that chose to be in the Military, nor look down on those that were not.
ReplyDeleteThe service of Draftees more appreciated, in my mind, than enlistees & careerists. But there are no more draftees in Active Service, just amongst the Vets.
Somehow empowering the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq at the expense of Mr al-Sadr's faction in Iraq does not seem a Goal worthy of the life of a single US trooper.
2164. Please note the first sentence of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.
ReplyDeleteI offer this as proof that the founding fathers believed that freedon came from God and that we should protect it. You denied that, perhaps this will help.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
You said,"I do not believe freedom is a right.
it is a privilege earned and paid for."
I said, "2164 person. you must then be an atheist. The founding fathers firmly believed that freedom was a God given state albeit one that must be defended."
I would appear that from a historical perspective I was right and you are at minimum confused.
That would be doubled and redoubled.
BTW. desert rat is correct, and perhaps by being anon the full fury will ignite those lurkers to come forth and be able to vent their bile on that anon, oh how did Whit so elegantly put it last night, something about asshole.
ReplyDeleteNice talk from the host although not much of an argument or defense.
Come on lurkers get on those keyboards!!
That someone could disagree with Mr Jefferson and his perspective of God given "Rights" does not make that person an atheist.
ReplyDeleteFar from it.
To not be amongst the Revolutionaries is akin to being Conservative, certainly not the same as being an atheist.
Hey Joe Buzz,
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about it - it's not the size of the barrel that matters, but how you use it. : )
Deuce & Whit,
ReplyDeleteThought I might try to infuse something interesting into this thread re: your post on energy that asked:
Is there anyone left standing that believes the energy security of the United States of America has been improved by this administration and the Democratic and Republican members of Congress. Read this and ask yourself,"Is this the best we can do?"
I thought it was a good question and was hoping the thread would explode with comments. I thought there were some obvious places to begin looking to answer the question - namely the American Competitiveness Initiative and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
If you look at the criticisms sections on the Energy Act wiki, you'll see your sentiments echoed in the lamentations that we pour alot of money into "mature" industries - as in nuclear or oil - while contributing comparatively less amidst a "smorgasbord" of other technologies. Senators lament that there is nothing more dramatic, but never really explain what that could possibly be. For instance:
the most patriotic thing this Congress could have done in the summer of 2005 was to write an energy bill that did three specific things: reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower gasoline prices for working families and businesses, and end the energy subsidy smorgasbord that has offered these heaping helpings of taxpayer dollars to the energy industry for decades.Senator Wyden
Now, maybe the fact we've not achieved those goals means our policy is faulty or a failure. But the way I understand it, and what Rufus' links have hammered home, is a "national" energy policy cannot seek a single replacement for gasoline or oil - that security lies in a diversity of supplies. I think we've no better option than the smorgasbord. It seems everyone wishes we could put our eggs in one basket, when the pursuit of energy security demands the very opposite.
Isn't that obvious? I may not be explaining it well, but Rufus' links suggest that its most valuable to create numerous capabilities rather than replace oil.
So, to answer your question, I'd wager "yes, we could do more," but I'm not sure if its obvious which technology the government should "throw in" behind - except all of them.
desert rat, spokesman for 2164.
ReplyDeletecome people lurkers be ananymous too it liberates the conversation.
I guess the other question I meant to throw out there, is whether or not a lower price is the same thing as a stable and secure source of energy?
ReplyDeleteIf you could increase the efficiency of turning a broad array of source chemical bonds into electricity, you could have a hedge against any given source's momentary or inevitable instability. So over time, maybe its an understandable expectation to see lower prices. But I hardly can see how oil prices can testify to the efficacy of our energy policies at this point in time.
2164th wrote:
ReplyDelete"Everyone has been touting the Westhawk suggestion about backing the shiites, seems as if the pentagon is underwhelmed with the idea:"
Are you saying you think it a good idea that we strengthen Iran's natural constituency at the expense of US interests?
If the US strengthens it's ties with the Iraqi majorities, at the expense of the Six Enemy Tribes of Anbar, amounting to about 300,000 folk.
ReplyDeleteIf the balance of the Anbar Tribes, all Nineteen of them signed on. The 19 are historical rivals and at odds with the 6.
Kurdistan is secure, as is the South.
ya but Iraq exists within the region and the Sunni's are a majority and powerful.
ReplyDeleteIt enhances US interests, to gain greater levels of security in Iraq.
ReplyDeleteBaghdad specificly..
Mr Maliki and some of the US Generals seem to think the Shia militias are defensive and retaliatory in nature. That the instigators of disorder are the aQ, Six Tribers and assorted Baathists. Crack down on them and the blood debts to the Shia can be considered paid.
Name the Enemy, seems that is what is about to happen, the signs are all there.
The majority of the Sunni, in Iraq, sign on.
ReplyDeleteOut of the 4 million or so Sunni only 300,000 are in the Six Tribes. They become the "Approved" target, those that have signed on with aQ.
Will not take long to chase them down, if the 3.6 million 19 Tribers help. Pay them off with an allotted oil revenue deal.
Blood debts paid, cashflows allotted
Victory achieved
Ash,
ReplyDeleteI think I am saying the opposite.
gag reflex,
I agree with you and rat. Glad you enjoy the blog.
ppab,
You can never tell what will light a conversation. Why not put that comment together, the wasy you want it and we will post it here for further comment. You can post it here. Make note it is ready and we will put it above the fold.
Cap'n Ed has up a thread on special investigations etc. Thereon I posted the following. At some point later the Cap'n took down my post, saying it was off topic.
ReplyDeleteI guess I got a little too close for comfort, hey, Cap'n Stabbin?
re: impersonator and imposter, faux-Colonel Michael D. Murphy, USAF, JAG
I would like to see an investigation of how a man impersonating a commissioned officer of the United States for 23 years, while disbarred in at least two states, could rise to such prominence in military legal circles.
For instance, “In between those tours [counsel to the White House] he was the legal adviser to the reconstruction effort in Iraq, an Air Force spokesman said.”
!!! Allow me to repeat that: “In between those tours he was THE LEGAL adviser to the RECONSTRUCTION effort in Iraq, an Air Force spokesman said.”
In chronologic order:
1) legal counsel to the White House
2) legal adviser to Iraq reconstruction
3) legal counsel to the White House
And last, but certainly not least, “Colonel” Michael D. Murphy commanded the Air Force Legal Operations Agency.
And what is the official Air Force response to “Colonel” Murphy’s impostiture?
“A person who does not have the proper credentials at any particular time may still be able to provide competent legal advice,” she said. “If a credentials issue arises there is no presumption that the legal advice provided by that person was incompetent. Actions taken as a result of that advice are not automatically void.”
___Air Force JAG spokesperson, Lt. Col. Lisa Turner
The blogosphere has brought to slaughter many sacred cows. It is my hope that eventually the blogosphere will catch on to how great a danger the existence of this man and his enablers pose to the United States. With sufficient pressure, a somnolent Congress might see fit to investigate how a 23 year scofflaw went undetected by all the very expensive, responsible agencies of the Federal government. Until that time, none of us should rest comfortably.
Link
There are real political blogs, such as the EB and then there are phony hack blogs like Captain's Quarters.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deuce and Whit!
Anon here is the order of my allegiance:
ReplyDeleteGod and family.
Country.
Fellow human beings of shared values.
Self.
The founders did not exist in a vacuum, nor did history begin with them. They declared their belief that,
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
They did not define their Creator. They named three things, the first which we know to be untrue. Life is not unalienable as we all die. They did not discuss eternal life so one must assume temporal. All men are not created equal as we all know. That being said, we must assume in one sentence, those intelligent and learned men would not put in two obvious false statements. Some of the founders owned slaves. That would cause further difficulties if the same men professed to believe "all men are created equal."
Perhaps they believed in progress and this was an ideal. That removes the inherent dilemma of believing slaves to be equal and unequal by their status as property.
The statement is a worthy goal. It is humanistic in value and yet defers to a Creator. It has to be that way unless one believes that God created slavery or approved of it.
logic dictates that it is something one must strive for, work for. You cannot be forced to be free and be free. You can be given the opportunity if you want it. Those men demanded it. It was not forced upon them. They did not have to be convinced they wanted to be free. They had to be convinced it was their right. they asserted the right and fought for it. They asserted that their Creator gave that to them.
Muslims do not believe that. If they did they could make the same assertion. they have not done so.
Allen, please put that in a form and allow us to post it .
ReplyDelete"pre "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
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Thank G_d for that!
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I Corps, KOrea.
I wish Buddy was here for this -
ReplyDeleteCheck out Prosper.com
Its a P2P web service that allows users to lend money to other people, assuming the risk as well as the interest rate.
Most of the time, it seems these folks are people looking to do home repairs and only need a few grand - something banks won't bother with, generally.
You get to assess the risk by looking at their creditworthiness.
Interest rates are determined by a reverse auction-esque mechanism, where the lenders (other users) compete. Provided you don't get screwed, you can expect 15-25% returns over the course of 3 years.
"I am still good enough an analyst to know who anon is."
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What is the point of this hack blog if you don't tell us what you know!
Deuce, Tue Dec 19, 10:42:45 AM EST:
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Seems to me Robert's objective is A WAY (other than defeat) OUT OF THIS MESS WE'VE CREATED W/OUR KINDER AND GENTLER WAR!
...in the name of good vibes and lolipops for everyone through democrazy.
(any other suggestions to accomplish that more than welcome!)
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I esp like his idea for moving the troops to the Iranian Border.
Deuce,
ReplyDeleteRe: put it in a form
I am not sure what you want, but here is the info at hand.
Original Thread:
Buck Passing As An Art Form
One of the more egregious developments of the Watergate era has been the rise of the "independent investigator". Having burned both parties, one might expect such constructs to fall out of favor in Washington, but that would underestimate the desire of politicians to shirk responsibility for difficult tasks. An unsigned OpinionJournal editorial today covers the proposed expansion of the buck-passing state:
Congressional mores could certainly use an upgrade, but it pays to beware of reformers promising to clean up politics by letting someone else do the dirty work. Exhibit A is the strange new enthusiasm for an "independent" office of public integrity for Congress.
One warning sign is that the proposal is being marketed by the same folks who gave us "independent counsels" such as Lawrence Walsh and Ken Starr for the executive branch, as well as the glories of "campaign finance reform." Instead of the current practice of having complaints against Members vetted by the House and Senate Ethics Committees, the idea is to create a new outside body to do the work for Congress. To her credit, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi hasn't let the browbeating by the usual goo-goo editorial pages intimidate her, and has suggested a task force to study the idea.
A better name for such an "independent" ethics body would be the office of public buck-passing, because it would allow Congress to spare itself the heavy political lifting of judging colleagues. Handing over that duty to outsiders would make Congress less politically accountable, not more, while creating a whole new set of political problems and disputes.
This kind of effort sounds great -- in theory. In a town that too often sees politicians act to protect partisans of their own tribe, the kind of Deus Ex Machina of an "independent" commission or investigator promises a pure form of politics. Instead of acting in the favor of beholden interests, the theory goes, it will follow the clues and pursue the policies that the evidence illuminates.
Unfortunately, the American experience over the past thirty years shows that when commissions and investigations shake loose those political ties, they also free themselves from accountability. Time after time, these panels and investigators expand far beyond their mandate and transform themselves into self-perpetuating monstrosities -- so much so that their original mandate sometimes falls by the wayside. Patrick Fitzgerald's probe into the supposed leak of the identity of Valerie Plame, later admitted by Richard Armitage, is a classic case in point, although both Democrats and Republicans can point to outrageous witch hunts on both sides over the last couple of decades.
Congress has oversight over the executive branch, and the executive branch has the authority to investigate malfeasance by legislators. Neither want the responsibility, however, of conducting such investigations in case they blow up in someone's face, so they outsource it to crusaders and busybodies. When the investigation collapses, the elected representatives can simply shrug their shoulders and refuse any responsibility for the damage caused by it.
We need our elected officials to take responsibility for their mandates and to quit passing the buck, especially on ethics. We do not need a star chamber of unelected officials to mete out punishments to our representatives; if the current batch of Congresspeople and Senators can't handle self-government, then how in hell can we trust them to govern us? Congress need to bring accountability back into the process, before the notion of government by unelected appointees threatens the entire notion of representative democracy. That goes for ethics, criminal investigations, and development of policies as well.
Sphere It
Posted by Captain Ed at December 19, 2006 06:49 AM
Mine was the seventh comment:
“re: impersonator and imposter, faux-Colonel Michael D. Murphy, USAF, JAG
I would like to see an investigation of how a man impersonating a commissioned officer of the United States for 23 years, while disbarred in at least two states, could rise to such prominence in military legal circles.
For instance, “In between those tours [counsel to the White House] he was the legal adviser to the reconstruction effort in Iraq, an Air Force spokesman said.”
!!! Allow me to repeat that: “In between those tours he was THE LEGAL adviser to the RECONSTRUCTION effort in Iraq, an Air Force spokesman said.”
In chronologic order:
1) legal counsel to the White House
2) legal adviser to Iraq reconstruction
3) legal counsel to the White House
And last, but certainly not least, “Colonel” Michael D. Murphy commanded the Air Force Legal Operations Agency.
And what is the official Air Force response to “Colonel” Murphy’s impostiture?
“A person who does not have the proper credentials at any particular time may still be able to provide competent legal advice,” she said. “If a credentials issue arises there is no presumption that the legal advice provided by that person was incompetent. Actions taken as a result of that advice are not automatically void.”
___Air Force JAG spokesperson, Lt. Col. Lisa Turner
The blogosphere has brought to slaughter many sacred cows. It is my hope that eventually the blogosphere will catch on to how great a danger the existence of this man and his enablers pose to the United States. With sufficient pressure, a somnolent Congress might see fit to investigate how a 23 year scofflaw went undetected by all the very expensive, responsible agencies of the Federal government. Until that time, none of us should rest comfortably.
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Posted by: allen at December 19, 2006 11:32 AM
Deletion:
[Off-topic; a thread for this already exists -- I wrote about it two weeks ago. -- CE]
Posted by: allen at December 19, 2006 11:32 AM
Since he and Wretchard are buds, I posted the following at the BC. How long will it remain undeleted?
“A fellow calling himself "Captain" Ed, runs a show called Captain's Quarters. Today he led off with a thread allegedly examining special investigations etc. Finding myself with a subject I believe worthy of just such an investigation, I posted the following. Initially, the comment was accepted, but shortly thereafter deleted. I guess I hit too close to home for the good Cap'n. Apparently, the MSM is not alone in subjective censorship.
Now, it is the man's blog. Therefore, he can do as he pleases. However, for those innocent souls who believe the Cap'n is on the up and up, think again and tailor your comments to his satisfaction, or else.
Citation:
re: impersonator and imposter, faux-Colonel Michael D. Murphy, USAF, JAG
I would like to see an investigation of how a man impersonating a commissioned officer of the United States for 23 years, while disbarred in at least two states, could rise to such prominence in military legal circles.
For instance, “In between those tours [counsel to the White House] he was the legal adviser to the reconstruction effort in Iraq, an Air Force spokesman said.”
!!! Allow me to repeat that: “In between those tours he was THE LEGAL adviser to the RECONSTRUCTION effort in Iraq, an Air Force spokesman said.”
In chronologic order:
1) legal counsel to the White House
2) legal adviser to Iraq reconstruction
3) legal counsel to the White House
And last, but certainly not least, “Colonel” Michael D. Murphy commanded the Air Force Legal Operations Agency.
And what is the official Air Force response to “Colonel” Murphy’s impostiture?
“A person who does not have the proper credentials at any particular time may still be able to provide competent legal advice,” she said. “If a credentials issue arises there is no presumption that the legal advice provided by that person was incompetent. Actions taken as a result of that advice are not automatically void.”
___Air Force JAG spokesperson, Lt. Col. Lisa Turner
The blogosphere has brought to slaughter many sacred cows. It is my hope that eventually the blogosphere will catch on to how great a danger the existence of this man and his enablers pose to the United States. With sufficient pressure, a somnolent Congress might see fit to investigate how a 23 year scofflaw went undetected by all the very expensive, responsible agencies of the Federal government. Until that time, none of us should rest comfortably.
Link”
Deuce,
As I said, the guy can do what he pleases with his blog. It would be helpful for people to know in advance of reading his stuff or commenting, however, that his blog is purely personal - any verisimilitude to objectivity being accidental.
ppab,
ReplyDeleteWill get to link later, in meantime please send funds in any currency and any denomination to "Doug," care of the "Compassion for Doug" "websharing" site I host.
Allen allow me to digest this.
ReplyDeleteAllen,
ReplyDeleteI was banned long ago from an esteemed PJ website.
Join the club.
Meanwhile, let's go back to groveling and not making waves so that maybe we will again become worthy.
...figure out a way to increase Ad revenues for them, and we'll be kings!
Thank you rufus and big lizard. This can be very big.
ReplyDeleteYou asked: anon is Habu.
ReplyDeleteDoug said, "...figure out a way to increase Ad revenues for them, and we'll be kings!"
ReplyDeleteRight-wing Blogtrix Calendar. Typical caption: "It's not true that I have nothing on. The radio is tuned to Rush."
"I ask and I Tell,
ReplyDeleteBoy, do I Tell!"
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A Milblog for the Paris Hilton Generation.
The answer is easy
ReplyDeleteReach more readers
How that is done, well...
that is not as easily answered
WC outed herself as a fellow vet. pun intended.
ReplyDeleteDoug, which site were you banned from?
ReplyDeleteDeuce,
ReplyDeleteYou may have noticed that the good Cap’n did not link to the story he cites as justification for his censorship of my post. Well, being a guy who believes that gentlemen should fight fair, here it is.
Murphy’s Law
I made comments on this thread, by the way.
If we did not know the Cap’n to be an honorable man, we might think he was attempting to hide something by the omission of a link to his own site: say, his failure to call for the meaningful investigation I seek. And, bingo, that is precisely the case. Of course, the Cap’n does say inanely that “heads should roll”. While braggadocio to be sure, that is not the same as requesting a specific course of action through Congressional oversight of the agencies that so abysmally failed the Untied States in this case, and I suspect, as I believe does the good Cap’n, in so many others.
By failing to use his political standing to seek an investigation to determine the damage done the United States by an imposter, Cap’n Ed proves himself nothing other than mere hack with a self-serving personal agenda.
Deuce,
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, the cocksucker is off my reading list.
I have decided to out Allen
ReplyDeleteppab,
ReplyDeleteSimon's
Allen,
ReplyDeleteOne complaint I have about the present state of the blogosphere is an apparent fear by some established blogs to bring criticism upon themselves by saying something unPC not to the MSM, but to OTHER (censorius) BLOGGERS!
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Talk Radio hosts in general seem more willing to tackle "scary" stuff than the blogs.
"an apparent fear OF established blogs to bring criticism upon themselves"
ReplyDeleteTry 3
ReplyDelete"an apparent fear by some established blogs OF BRINGING criticism upon themselves "
Time for Coffee!
ReplyDeleteFor those who think Foley's alleged buggery was a problem for the Republicans in 2006, imagine the damage that would be inflicted in 2008 if it came to be known that a fake military officer and fake lawyer had had the ear of the President and been entrusted with the distribution of billions of dollars in Iraq.
ReplyDeletePerhaps, just as importantly, do you think the Russians, for example did not know that "Colonel" Murphy was a fraud? They are well aware that the records of the Texas bar are the public domain. Did they get to him and with what result?
Yeah, I can see why Cap'n Ed would shy away from an investigation. That his country is harmed by such a failure is secondary to his personal agenda, i.e. the halt of the spread of Demifever. It will take the evil MSM to start digging the dirt, and I think they will in their own good time. You would have to be an idiot not to see the destructive power of the Murphy story. The Cap'n is not an idiot, just a guy without conscience or concern for his country - a lot like the faux-Colonel, Michael D. Murphy.
Both the Blogs and the MSM seem more than willing to cover up Bush's and Karen Hughes dangerous affairs with the enemies within, such as CAIR, LaRaza, and etc.
ReplyDeleteGWB, our first Domestic Dhimmi POTUS.
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ReplyDeleteNever met a domestic adversary that he would not empower by excessive ass kissing and ass offering.
ReplyDeleteUncle Al
ReplyDeleteAl,
ReplyDeleteLink Stink
Sorry, no cans!
ReplyDeleteMore Religious extremists in the Middle East. Wonder if these were the fellows Mr Bush had in mind?
ReplyDeleteA woman who reported a vicious attack by an ad-hoc "modesty patrol" on a Jerusalem bus last month is now lining up support for her case and may be included in a petition to the High Court of Justice over the legality of sex-segregated buses.
Miriam Shear says she was traveling to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City early on November 24 when a group of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men attacked her for refusing to move to the back of the Egged No. 2 bus. She is now in touch with several legal advocacy and women's organizations, and at the same time, waiting for the police to apprehend her attackers.
In her first interview since the incident, Shear says that on the bus three weeks ago, she was slapped, kicked, punched and pushed by a group of men who demanded that she sit in the back of the bus with the other women. The bus driver, in response to a media inquiry, denied that violence was used against her, but Shear's account has been substantiated by an unrelated eyewitness on the bus who confirmed that she sustained an unprovoked "severe beating."
Nah.
Allen's the quintessential cabin boy.
ReplyDeleteLucky there arent things to swab at the moment.
He feels fine criticizing the navigation as he lurks below deck, intuiting the route by the tilts, sways and rockings around him. The creaks of the wood speak to him, divinely.
Just a cabin boy with a dream.
Speaking of lawsuits, forgot where I saw this comment, but why can't some lawyers do this?
ReplyDelete----
"It would be nice to see one or more of the US Airways passengers sue the six flying Imams for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
It would stop "political correctness probes" by Muslims in their tracks.
Also, imagine the kind of dirt that could be dug up on those imams and their organizations using the civil discovery process."
Deuce,
ReplyDeleteI really must have hit a nerve with Ed Morrissey. After scanning hundreds of comments, mine seems to stand alone as having been personally deleted by the master. And all I had to do was get serious and ask that the circumstances of the hiring and promotion of his bud, "Colonel" (soon to be convicted "Private") Michael D. Murphy should come under Congressional scrutiny. For this, ole Ed says I'm O/T and deletes me.
Well Ed, my boy, you can run but and you certainly can't hide. You and your bud "Colonel" Mike Murphy are two morally vacuous peas in a pod. While I can't speak to you, Mike is also a criminal. You've picked good company there, Ed. You do PJ Media proud. Why, you keep this up and you'll be right up there with Dan Rather.
Rufus link:
ReplyDeleteI don't have to read further than this.
"Pay. Some soldiers and officers haven't been paid in over a year. Some soldiers are talking about leaving the Army if they are not paid soon. The lower ranks strongly suspect senior officers are pocketing their pay. Soldiers that have left the military are also kept on the rolls and their paychecks are often pocketed by officers and ministry officials."
Better a cabin boy on the Victory than a maggot in the biscuits.
ReplyDelete"The Iraqi government risks losing seasoned and motivated soldiers to problems as simple as pay and equipment. The Iraqi Army soldiers are willing to fight, and it would be criminal to lose these troops. While providing pay or equipment may be viewed as a step back and an increase in dependency on the U.S., but this is a small price to pay to maintain the cohesion of the army."
ReplyDelete----
Rufus,
I remember reading about the pay problem for guys in Anbar 6 months to a year ago.
Seems the Military is still peacetime-like in many respects.
In the old days, during wars, deadwood got dealt with.
...but now we got "Compassion and Cultural Awareness."
Whoopee!
Trump lets her keep title. I wonder how she convinced him?
ReplyDeleteNewsitem:
ReplyDeletePoll shows 10 year olds put celebrity above, God, Country, etc.
TV and negligent parents have sure raised the bar, haven't they?
btw, Allen,
ReplyDeleteThe guy checking out our son followed him around for over a week!
Found out he took a weekend trip to Honolulu, followed him there, caught his roommates in the lobby and asked about their sleeping arrangements!
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Col Murphy had enablers, as you mention.
The FBI et al seems to be filled with them.
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ReplyDeleteDear Proprieters: Please delete!
ReplyDeleteI...
Well, you know.
Defense in CIA leak case to call Cheney to testify
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON (Reuters)
- Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify as a defense witness at the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his former top aide in the CIA leak case, a defense lawyer said on Tuesday.
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The Bush Legacy:
Enemies fear nothing.
Friends watch their backs.
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ReplyDeleteIf it weren't for the odor it produces in my kiln, I'd say manure is a glorious thing to sculpt in.
ReplyDeleteWell, tarnation, anon youve gone and done it now. Shame on you and yours. A constipatin' pox be on your bowels.
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ReplyDeletehabu. I did not have to look to recognize your style. consider it redemption.
ReplyDeleteDoug said:
ReplyDelete"The Bush Legacy: Enemies fear nothing. Friends watch their backs."
You forgot:
1. Air Force and Navy budgets drastically shifted to the Army and Marine Corps, whose men and materiel are now burnt out and nearly broken.
2. No strategy for extricating our forces from the civil war quagmire in Iraq.
3. $5 trillion dollars added to the debt.
4. US Congress handed over to the Democrats, bringing the curtain down on the 1994 Revolution.
5. $1.2 Trillion drug give-away for the geezer lobby.
You want to make personal attacks against me and whit, do it. I can teach u how to do it anonymously, but your writing style was cloaked with a groucho marx nose and glasses. You passed the dagger test but your cloaking requires more work.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteI did not hunt you down as much as you fell through the ceiling, but never matter. you are welcome here.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteHabu take a chill pill. I did not out you. You have the anonymity of a screen name. I did not publish your IP address or anything about you. You want to attack me, go ahead. I can handle it. You cannot have it both ways, pretending to be an impartial critic when you were annoyed because I was in a bad mood and took a shot at you. Forget it and join the party. We know you.
ReplyDeleteI guess Habu is arguing there is a valuable freedom had in anonymity. Story of the Internet, I guess.
ReplyDeleteTruth be told, there is more power and persuasion in defined personhood.
Anonymous tomfoolery as a feature of EB? Stirs things up, but never really overwhelms a thread's dynamic.
Habu, anyone who can use blogger comments understands that Anonymous posts is inclusive to any and all patrons. No one in their right mind would think it's just you, necessarily.
Cut back on the cash crop. ;-D
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ReplyDeleteHabu said, "He would be well advised to add a codicil to his statement reflecting the fact that I my be one of several anon publishers."
ReplyDeleteHabu you're late for your Anonymous Anonymous meeting again.
Habu,
ReplyDeleteI suspected you immediately by your absence. I have a keen eye for numbers and word use. Some others do post here under anonymous, but your not gonna walk in the room and shit in my hat wearing a mask and expect me to pretend I didn't notice.
Yeah, Tony, but squirrelly doesn't begin to do justice to you disgusting F...heads!
ReplyDelete---
" Asked twice in recent weeks about the president's plans, White House press secretary Tony Snow wouldn't rule tax increases out.
"I'm not ruling it up and I'm not ruling it down, because you know what, as you and I have seen in the past, definitions of these things can be very squirrelly," Mr. Snow told reporters at one briefing.
"There is White House staff up on the Hill pushing this," said Phil Kerpen, director of policy for Americans for Prosperity, one of the watchdogs.
They really feel this is a legacy issue, and they're willing to accept compromise on policy issues."
"
Hatshitters Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteHey, Mother Teresita:
ReplyDeleteWhat words do you think Catherine the Great puts in Google to follow you around?
2164
ReplyDeleteThank you for the acknowledgement that others do post here under anon.
Now who's this habu asshole? lets hunt him down and tar and feather his ass. Why he must be the lowest down critter God ever made.
ReplyDeleteWe had a post on a masquerade party one night. It was fun. I have no idea who some of these people are because they are very clever at hiding it. Hu dat? and aspringentleman are outstanding. You are over thinking it. You were not outed.
ReplyDeleteAnon,
ReplyDeleteNot really. Habu is erudite at times, sardonic,witty, imaginative and informed. A bit eccentric too but that he fits no mold is the America we love, isn't it?
I mean why have freedoms if everyone has to be and act the same?
no apologies are necessary.
ReplyDeleteHabu -
ReplyDeleteI'd second the chill pill - I dont suspect anyone is thinking youre the only one whose clicked the "Anonymous" radiobutton. I've done it myself from time to time - including just now.
Your anonymous in username only - your style is quite unique and flows only as Habu's does. Theres an element of restrained craze if there can be such a thing...
Anon & anon,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I agree with Anon. I mean anon has a point but anon also has a point.
Rufus said...
ReplyDelete"I think I know someone else who needs some lipstick on his Thang!"
WC said...
"5. $1.2 Trillion drug give-away for the geezer lobby."
Mother Teresita:
Does the Geezer Giveaway Cover Viagra?
ppab,
ReplyDeleteVerging into unrestrained from time to time!
Anon & anon & anon
ReplyDeleteOk who's on first?
Don't weasel out of it anon, you know what anon meant when he said it!
Said what?
What anon said about what Anon said.
To hell with you, I did not.
Anon you know you did.
Anon this
Hey, hey, you anon's are disturbing the named people, we've had complaints, can you keep it down?
Hell man we're already anon whaddya want invisiible or mute.
Can I get both?
No
ok
Invisible but keep the chatter to a low roar, ok anon?
ok,ok,ok...
btw,
ReplyDeleteThanks for telling "me" how to become anonymous, ppab.
I thought I had to be a hacker!
That other annonymous guy is a real a_hole, ain't he?
Good lord - this place is an anonymous nut house
ReplyDeleteWe need an anonymous prophet
I think Catherine the Great and Mother T excel at outing each other.
ReplyDelete...course Catherine had more targets to start with.
ppab and doug,
ReplyDeleteyeah that's what the test show.
even my Di at Quantico when I was 20 said, and I'll never forget it cause I considered it a great compliment.
"Candidate Habu,you are a very a very dangerous man"
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ReplyDeleteHabu makes amends:
ReplyDelete"Yesterday I was way too serious. I apologize. As penance I offer this very sweet photo of man's best friend. It reminds me of the prayer that my parents taught us when we were little."
Armedmen
talk about a disguise, Bush is Rumpelstiltskin. he just woke up from a six year sleep.
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said on Tuesday he plans to expand the size of the U.S. military to deal with the long-term fight against terrorism, days after the Army said it needed to grow, The Washington Post reported on its Web site.
Bush, who gave an interview to the newspaper on Tuesday, said he had instructed new Defense Secretary Robert Gates to report back to him with a plan to increase ground forces, the Post said.
A very varied dangerous man.
ReplyDeleteMy Name is Habu.
ReplyDeleteI am a jerkass.
I am the sassiest doug around. I often hear words sizzling on the screen as it melts before I pass out in my paeaeaa
ReplyDeleteBush made a vow in 2003:
ReplyDelete"I will make everything the lefty nutcakes say about me come true."
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...and he did.
Even the Quagmire.
Hey, that weren't me!
ReplyDeleteNever an unkind word here.
Jerkass does have a good ring to it tho.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, whoever you are.
Il la cose migliore del la cose migliore!
ReplyDeleteBush made a vow in 2003:
"I will make everything the lefty nutcakes say about me come true."
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...and he did.
Even the Quagmire.
Doug said, "I think Catherine the Great and Mother T excel at outing each other....course Catherine had more targets to start with."
ReplyDeleteNot so, Doug. I've only used basically two different log-ons, the first one was under my real name and I changed it to show up as "Woman Catholic" when I moved from the old blog to the new one but I did not conceal my identity. Then I posted one-liners for a while as "Drive-by Blogger" because that's more or less what I am anyway, but you had already grabbed the name "Drive-by".
you know i think habu mentioned he was married. she must go through hell..what an asshole he is
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteBet that's true
ReplyDeleteYeah, I bet he can clog hotel toilets too.
ReplyDeleteHey, T!
ReplyDeleteHelp me become a Google expert like you girls!
I'm begging for the third time.
(as if you don't love it that way)
there's no sing song ot illiteration to jerkass habu
ReplyDeleteass-a-bu maybe
Yeah, T, I don't get the snatch kisses and vice versa thing either. I know I'm dense but this is way too obscure
ReplyDeleteSmirkass Jerkass
ReplyDelete"Snatch" kiss, get it?
ReplyDeleteIs she saying that she lets other people steal her kisses? I don't understand what the hell thats even supposed to mean. Buncha sapphic BS if you ask ME
ReplyDelete"I'm Gonna kiss me some snatch."
ReplyDeleteDoug said, "Hey, Mother Teresita:
ReplyDeleteWhat words do you think Catherine the Great puts in Google to follow you around?"
1. Xena
2. Lesbians4Bush
3. Democrat Overlords
4. Screenshot This
Dude imagine a blog thats anonymous 100% down to the semiotics and the symbols. Itd be like before the big bang man
ReplyDeleteDaintySquatter
ReplyDeleteOh here comes the weary habu, soiled in the speckles of his trade, pipe-snake in hand, gotta roto-root the root cause!
ReplyDeleteWhat do the Gods do to those they wish to destroy?
ReplyDeleteDown to the Semen and Seminoles.
ReplyDeleteBefore the Big Bang came the Semen.
ReplyDeleteAnon, if you must have such things explained to you, the reversal of snatch kisses is kiss snatches.
ReplyDeleteDoug,
ReplyDeleteI know this could never happen because the soulful Mr. Putin is the perfect new Russian, a veritable Teddy bear. But, just for the sake of argument only, suppose the Russians are adults, having an interest in shaping the ME to their liking. I know. I know, no one behaves that way anymore, but bear with me.
In Iraq the Russians find an American Air Force JAG officer controlling the flow of billions of dollars in reconstruction funds. This would be “Colonel” Michael D. Murphy, of course. Curious, the Russians set about to learn what can be learned of Murphy. Always helpful, an Air Force website provides a nifty, glowing biography of “Colonel” Murphy. Therein, the Russians learn that Murphy graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1981 and was admitted to the Texas bar. Since much of the business of the Texas bar is the matter of public record, the Russians inquire into the status/history of “Colonel” Murphy; one never knows what one might catch fishing. To their delight, the Russians learn that “Colonel” Murphy is not a lawyer at all; in fact, Murphy has been disbarred in both Texas and Louisiana. Moreover, Mr. Murphy has been impersonating an officer for 23 years. Needless to say, a more deviously aggressive Russian government might suppose that a potential cornucopia of intelligence information had just fallen into their laps.
Was “Colonel” Michael D. Murphy compromised by the new model KGB? If so, as counsel to the White House on two occasions and as the lead legal adviser on the distribution of American largesse, what might a corrupt, highly placed American Colonel have given the Russians? Certainly, since this is all outlandish and could never happen in in the modern world, we need not even consider the possibility of the Chinese, French, Iranians, Saudis etc. etc. etc, or some combination of all the above, having gotten to Murphy.
It would make for a great spy novel, wouldn’t it?
And how about a reverse snatch kiss, Is that an asswipe?
ReplyDelete"AssSwipe"
ReplyDeleteAllen,
ReplyDeleteRelated, see TCS Today on how the Chinese are taking advantage of our being consumed in GWB's voluntary, but very very Compassionate Quagmire.
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ReplyDeleteCatherine:
ReplyDeleteMemory is still here from time to time, but mental acuity has always escaped me:
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"name, subject and magic presto bingo"
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A few examples of "subject, etc" would be appreciated.
Thanks.
dhimmi Wit
Hey, Habu:
ReplyDeleteWhile in Marin did you know any Wymin taking EST?
I did!
...wish I had missed it.
Will "genital disease" get me some good hits?
ReplyDelete(a play on "congenital liar,"
ReplyDeleteNo Offense!)
...and no Trashcans!
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ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend had a place near the Alta Mira with a big bay window looking over the bay.
ReplyDeleteThink it was under 200 bucks a month!
Zacks definitely was the place to enjoy Burgers and Beer!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteCatherine,
ReplyDelete"everyone here senile dolts. "
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I was senile before I was old.
Please help with some example search words.
(senile but not proud)
wait a minute..do we have imbedded "Days of Our Lives going on here..i didn't read it but it looks like catherine ,T,Buddy,Curly,Larry, and Moe have been go'in at it WOW I'm go'in anon
ReplyDelete"He seemed like a very nice, literate person until now."
ReplyDelete---
Yeah, we're sure disabused of THAT fantasy, aren't we?
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ReplyDeleteHabu,
ReplyDeleteMike Savage lives there!
Takes his big Double Diesel out on the Bay.
...and tells the libs to F... Off from his Ferrari.
I apologize for my share of the anons. I had WAY too much coffee today. I am now scared of caffeine. I also discovered Islam so later guys.
ReplyDeleteRufus,
ReplyDeleteYou know it's the girls that love to start Bar Fights!
I discovered anon,
ReplyDeleteI'm hooked,
and I caint git up!
"Just words."
ReplyDelete---
Catherine:
If I promise to get a weeks worth of dirt on WC will you tell me some super search words?
Well, Rufus, that sucker punch just evaporated into the blogosphere!
ReplyDeleteCount your blessings!
HOW do you undelete a deletion without a trace Catherine?
ReplyDeleteRufus, we know you enabled Col Murphy!
ReplyDeleteMy stuff is super important,
ReplyDeletebut don't take me seriously.
...see if I care.
ReplyDeleteSearch: "Pelosi a little less wide eyed"
ReplyDelete...she got muscles relaxed for the inauguration.
bobal,
ReplyDeleteThats Heavy!
Profound, even.
some OF THAT THEM THAR CAAAASH CROP is my 2 cents on pelosi
ReplyDeleteHabu obviously doesnt want the hotel toilet story to come out.
ReplyDeleteBest to keep it ambiguous, like T's morals.
ReplyDeletebobal was an EST trainer before he decided to take it out on himself and went back to farming.
ReplyDelete...now he takes it out in his Deere.
ReplyDeleteComing Soon To A Theatah Near You!
ReplyDeleteNEW YORK KNICKS IN SPACE
bobal's gone Muzzie!
ReplyDeleteHow many Illegals does it take to make a college fund?
ReplyDelete"Habu involved in Marriott Hotel "chuncky swirly" incident"
ReplyDeleteIf Liberals shit on Christmas then it is IMPERATIVE that we shit upon liberals.
ReplyDeleteT & A
ReplyDeleteTerrell A_hole
Streisand,
ReplyDeleteAre you calling me a liar?
bobal,
ReplyDeleteAmmonium nitrate, I believe.
I'm calling you a liar.
ReplyDeleteHey, you should know that,
ReplyDeleteyour the one that pokes around Deeres.
Bullshit, Anon!
ReplyDeleteUhoh! Leather-Daddy-Deuce is getting the belt!
ReplyDeleteNOBODY calls me a Liar!
ReplyDeleteRussian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Monday there had been "some progress" during talks among the six key nations trying to negotiate with Iran - Britain, France, Germany, the U.S., Russia and China. But he called the travel ban "unnecessary" and said that while Moscow accepts the concept of having some financial restrictions related to prohibited nuclear-related activities, "we have not agreed with the list."
ReplyDeleteAmbassadors from the six countries met again Tuesday, with the United States and Britain pushing for adoption of the resolution this week, but the same problems remained, with Churkin reiterating his opposition to the travel ban.
Some Progress
Except your Leather Daddy.
ReplyDeleteYa see, theres a Heirarchy of leather-clad males around here. Gotta conform, ya hear?
:-)
ReplyDeleteLOL Poor Sam.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteGreat news! Bush can't be like Hitler because everyone is like Hitler.
ReplyDeleteHey, Habu,
ReplyDeleteAllen's Favorite Blogger, the Cap, was writing about a gift of Fossilized Whale Vomit!
...seems they make perfume outta it!
ReplyDeleteWere all Hitler and we're all persons of the year.
ReplyDelete